Combination water front and grate



June 5, 1934. J s PARSONS COMBINATION WATER FRONT AND GRATE Filed Sept.50, 1953 Patented June 5, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

fronts and grates as employed in fire boxes of stoves of the type whichuse coal, coke, wood, or the like for fuel.

5; The objects of the invention are to provide a combination water frontand grate adapted to be positioned in the fire box of a stove forsupplying hot water for various purposes; to provide a unit which servesas a means of protecting and 110 therefore insuring longer life to thefire box linings and grates and to further provide a device so arrangedand constructed as to increase the heating capacity of such units. Afurther object is to provide means for removing ashes from the grates.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which is made a part hereof andon which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a partial plan view of a stove with a portion thereof insection and dotted outline showing the unit in position, and

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the device.

In the drawing reference character 10 indicates a stove of conventionaltype provided with a fire box 11 and the lining 12 surrounding the firebox.

The water front consists of the end members 13 connected by a relativelylong side member 14. The end member 13 and the side member 14 are formedof the spaced plates 15 and 16 which are so connected along their edgesto form a channel for water. One of the end members 13 is provided withan inlet connection 1'7 and an outlet connection 18 fixed in anysuitable manner to the outside plate 16. The outlet connection 18 ispositioned above the inlet connection 17 and separated therefrom bymeans of a partition 19 fixed between the plates 15 and 16.

The grate is formed of a plurality of hollow members 20 extending fromend to end and in communication with the channel formed by the plates 15and 16. The members 20 are positioned near the bottom of the end membersof the water front and are welded or secured in any suitable fashion tothe plate 15.

In order to provide for removal of the ashes formed, the bars or rods 21are provided having bent ends 22 connected to the under side of the endmembers 13 in any suitable manner to form a support for a shaker. Theshaker is formed of a cross piece 23 provided with a series ofprojecting pins 24. A handle 25 is connected to the cross piece 23 andis provided with a ringed end 26. The cross-piece is mounted on the bars21 in such a manner as to slide on the bars with the pins 24 extendingupwardly between the hollow members This invention relates tocombination water 20 which form the grate and when pulled back and forthwill shake the fire and cause the ashes to fall between the members 20into the ash pit.

A depending loop 27 is provided on one of the end members 13intermediate the bars 21 and 0 serves as a support for the handle 25.The unit as described is positioned in the fire box as clearly shown inFigure 1, with the handle 25 projecting from the front. Suitableconnections to a water supply are then made. Cold water enters the inlet17 where it travels through the grate members 20 and enters the channelbetween the plates 15 and 16. When the outlet 18 is opened the water iswithdrawn but due to the construction of unit it has traveled asindicated by the arrows 70, completely through the unit. The partitionprevents the cold water entering the inlet 17 from traveling direct tothe outlet 18. When it becomes necessary to remove the ashes the shakeris merely pulled back and forth, the projecting 75, pins cause the ashesto become loosened and fall into the ash pit.

It may therefore be seen that a thin layer of water is provided on threesides of the fire box, this affords a greater heating surface exposed 80 to the fire and at the same time the water may be heated very quickly.The layer of water will also serve to prevent burning the linings andwill prolong the life of these parts of the stove. No provision is madefor heating water on the oven side of the fire box as direct heat atthis point is desired. The hollow members forming the grate likewise areprotected by having Water contained therein which prevents them frombecoming burned out and they will therefore last much longer than theusual form of grate bars.

The unit described above is so constructed and designed as to accomplishthe objects set forth, it is inexpensive to construct and readilyinstalled in stoves of the type mentioned and due to absence of a numberof moving parts its serviceability and efficiency is evident.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A water front and grate comprising hollow end members and a hollowside member connection in communication with each other, meanspositioned in one of said end members dividing it into inlet and outletsections, connections to said sections, and a series of hollow membersforming a grate positioned between and in communication with the inletsection and the other end member thereby forming a channel to directwater from the inlet section through the grate to 1e1 members forming agrate connected to and in communication with the lower section and theother end member to form a channel for circulating water from the inletsection through the grate members to the other end member, the sidemember hence to the outlet section.

J SKELT PARSONS.

